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Antigravity Cuts A1 Price With Wristwatch Follow‑Me Bundle

Lowering the entry price to $799, the new bundle makes hands‑free, single‑operator 360° filming possible with a wristwatch and ring.

Overview

  • Antigravity announced the Follow Me Bundle on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, and is selling the complete A1 kit for $799 through its website and Best Buy while offering a $339.99 accessory kit for existing owners with a claimed 20 percent owner discount subject to eligibility checks.
  • The bundle replaces the Vision goggles and Grip controller with a Watch Remote and Ring Remote that let users set up Deep Track follow, pick quickshot templates, and use Drag‑to‑Fly hand gestures while the Watch shows a 360p preview at about 15 fps with roughly 300 ms latency.
  • Included full‑coverage propeller guards and a higher‑capacity battery raise the A1’s takeoff weight to 351 grams and change flight performance to a quoted maximum tracking speed of about 10 m/s and up to 23 minutes of flight in ideal, windless tests.
  • Early hands‑on reviews praised the new single‑operator workflow but documented real‑world limits: repeated crashes or near‑misses with thin branches and wires, tracking failures on crests and slopes, sluggish watch UI responsiveness, and sharply reduced preview range around obstructions.
  • The package improves solo situational awareness that helps with FAA line‑of‑sight rules and could widen consumer use, but buyers should expect tradeoffs in obstacle avoidance, battery life, and live preview fidelity and watch for firmware fixes and confirmed discount eligibility.